How to create site collection in a specific content database?

How to create site collection in a specific content database?

To achieve our goal perform below steps.

1. Step 1: Add Content Database to Web Application: From Central administration screen and under “Application Management” click on Manage Content Databases”.
2. Step 2: Manage Content Database Settings:
3. Step 3: Create sitecollection:

How to move a site collection from one content database to another?

You can use the PowerShell command Move-SPSite to move site collections between content databases. Two procedures are provided here. The first procedure moves a single site collection to a new content database, and the second procedure moves multiple site collections to a new content database.

How to create a site collection in a specific DB?

To do that, click on the Corresponding DB and choose Database Status as Offline. So now only Payroll DB is in started state. Go to Application Management and create the payroll site collection. The site collection will automatically be created within the only active Content DB which is the Payroll DB.

How to move site collections from source to destination?

is the name of the destination content database. This command moves all site collections from the source content database to the destination content database. For more information, see Move-SPSite.

How to move site collections between databases in SharePoint?

The first procedure moves a single site collection to a new content database, and the second procedure moves multiple site collections to a new content database. securityadmin fixed server role on the SQL Server instance. db_owner fixed database role on all databases that are to be updated.

How to add a content database to a web application?

The source content database and destination content database must be located on the same instance of SQL Server. The source content database and destination content database must be attached to the same web application. For more information about how to add a content database to a web application, see Add content databases in SharePoint Server.